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An Unlikely Match: The Princess and the Thief	By : LadyPhoenix99 Category: S through Z > Spellbound Views: 2292 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Kaida looked around at the group around her. “Is anyone else as confused as I am? What do you mean, ‘it’s time?’” Gabriel gave her a wicked smile.

“You mean Blake here hasn’t told you?” Adair spun around to shoot a dark look at Blake. His greatest concern seemingly becoming all to real.

Aurora watched as Malcolm began to take a step forward. She immediately stepped into his path, a dark look in her eyes as her staff appeared in her hands again and she raised it to prepare for the attack.

“I don’t think so- not you. Take another step and it will be the last step you ever take…” He smirked at her in return, a growl rumbling in his throat. Zahara kept her face buried in Blake’s chest, knowing he was still in the middle of a stare down with Gabriel. She took a chance to test her new mental link with him, knowing he was no stranger to them. He and Ryan had always had a telepathic link since the time he became Ryan’s guardian.

Blake- What does he mean? What have you not told me? She waited to see if he would answer. When he did not she pleaded to him again. I deserve to know, Blake. Especially if… if… the other one is involved. I need to know. Malcolm eyed Aurora cautiously as he peered around her to watch his friend holding the unknown woman.

“Hey, Blake! Mind telling us what you are doing here with Hart and his friends?" Gabriel’s eyes sparkled with mischief.

“Oh, don’t tell me,” he grinned. “You were getting it on with her," he started, waving a hand in her direction. "And the righteous former king caught you, right?” Malcolm’s twisted smirk grew larger.

“Blake, you dirty dog!”

“At least that had better have been the case, Blake…” Gabriel warned him. Blake felt her nails dig in to his chest and his eyes grew wide.

“What? No! That was not the case. And you guys can forget it. The deal is off! You hear me? I won’t go through with it!” Zahara, please don’t worry, he added to her through their link.

“Sorry, Blake,” Gabriel told him as he moved closer. “But it’s already too late.” Malcolm took another step closer, meeting up with the dagger end of Aurora’s staff as she prepared for the battle that was sure to come.

“Don’t make us have to force you, old friend,” he said, his voice twisted in a teasing yet psychotic fashion. Zahara’s thoughts were on overdrive.

‘Don’t worry?’ You haven’t told me something obviously very important that you are supposed to be involved with, and you want me not to worry? In an effort not to let her scream of frustration be heard out loud, she felt her teeth sink down into her lip again. Her mental scream was strong enough to make Blake flinch. But he was not the only one.

“Ow!” Blake and Ryan shouted at the same time. Belle blinked at Ryan who had grabbed his head. Zahara had no idea her link with Blake had also brought together the link he had with Ryan. The fierceness of her mental shout had been strong enough to touch Ryan as well.

“What is it, Ryan?” Belle asked him.

“Screaming…” He replied in a dazed voice. Belle gave him an odd look. She had not heard anyone screaming. Malcolm tried moving forward again and found the dagger still aimed for his neck. He growled at Aurora in warning. She merely turned his smirk back at him.

“Growl all you want, Malcolm,” she said slyly. “You know I have the power to back up all my threats…” Gabriel had been staring so intently at Blake he never saw Adair moving up behind him. He grabbed Gabriel’s arms and yanked him backwards.

“Whatever it is you want him to do, he said no. Back off or else.” Gabriel’s eyes about bugged out of his head.

“Or else? Wait, since when do you protect him? What does Blake have to do with you?” The fighting had begun with Malcolm going after Aurora and Kaida while Gabriel stood straighter before taking a pounce-ready stance against Adair. Blake knew that something would be said to bring more trouble if he did not end this, and end it now. Carefully, he stood, lifting Zahara and placing her in the shadows, away from Malcolm’s view. Then he turned and faced Gabriel and Adair, his words coming forward before Adair could speak.

“Stop! Hart, don’t say anything,” he warned casting the former adversary a knowing look. Adair backed down but watched the thief as he moved closer. “I need to face this alone.”

“Is that a good idea?” Ryan whispered to Belle. She shrugged.

”Don’t worry, I’ll keep my mind open to hear what they are saying. Maybe then we can at least get some answers.” Adair had stepped closer to Blake again.

“Are you sure, Blake?” He made it obvious he was ready to jump into the fight if he needed to, but a sudden touch at his arm stopped him. He turned to see Kaida was holding Malcolm off so Aurora could hold him back and allow Blake to do what he needed to do.

“As you wish, Blake,” she told him softly. “But you have us if you need us. You are not alone anymore…” She chanced a glance into the shadows where she could sense Zahara hiding. Stay hidden, you will be alright- We won’t let him hurt you again. Zahara turned her face away, but sent a glimmer of acknowledgment. She hated this feeling of weakness and knew her time to face it would be soon. A few more tense moments passed before Blake told them to meet him outside. The group watched them leave in silence.

“You know,” Ryan started after the door closed. “We could spy on them again.” Belle shrugged again.

“I suppose that is better than a mind link.”

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“I told you, it’s off!” Blake shouted when they all got outside.

“Too bad, she’s here now, Blake,” Gabriel informed him. Blake spun on him, his eyes wide.

“What!” A soft cough came from behind him and he froze after turning to face the cough. “Oh no…”

“Oh no, to you, too,” Rebecca said with a grin. Gabriel had been studying Blake when his attention was distracted and it was then he noticed the golden band on his left hand. He reached forward, grabbing his hand and wrenching the ring from his finger.

This will be in the way… he thought.

“Hey! What are you…?” Malcolm interrupted him as he took Blake’s other hand, placing it together with Rebecca’s.

“Blake, my old friend, meet your bride to be…” he told him with a sly smirk.

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Inside the rink, Zahara’s head lifted sharply as she sensed Blake’s sudden distress. Aurora had come closer to help her up and out of the shadows.

“It’s okay, Zahara. They are gone now.”

“No, it’s not okay!” Zahara cried out, shaking off her mother’s arm. “I can sense him. Something isn’t right. Not right at all.”

“What do you mean?” Adair asked her. She slowly stood and blinked her eyes. Her fear still evident, but slowly being replaced by her need to protect. To protect the one who had chanced his life for her.

“I have to go to him….”

“But, Zahara!” Aurora gasped.

“You realize Malcolm is still out there?” Adair added. She nodded shakily.

“I know. I must finally face him. I must face them both so I may be able to be with Blake. I – I have to show them… I am not weak anymore. That I am strong. And I can face them. And take back control.”

“Zahara, are you sure?”

”Yes, Mother, I am. Having no control was what scared me the most. I mean, look what he has reduced me to? Cowering in the shadows. I am the daughter of a warrior Princess- chosen with special powers to protect those around her and the world. I am also the daughter of a brave king who nearly gave his life to protect the world as well. I can’t hide in the shadows. Not anymore. No… This time, I will face him. I will show him, he can’t control me anymore…” Without a word, Zahara headed for the doors and stepped outside. Aurora felt it then. A new powerful presence within her daughter. She knew then that Malcolm and Gabriel where about to find themselves in a world of trouble and pain. Quickly, they all followed after her.

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“We are going to be so happy together” Rebecca was saying as she latched herself to his arm. He tried to back away from her, using his other arm to ward her off.

“No!” he shouted. “I can’t.”

“What’s the matter Blake? Cold feet already?” Malcolm teased him. Gabriel secretly pocketed the ring before joining Malcolm.

“Yeah, you’re the one who said you wanted to have children to create an army to overthrow the king…” He added with a smirk. Blake began muttering Eudorian curses under his breath. Rebecca tried the puppy eyes on him and he groaned. They did not work on him nearly as well as Zahara’s did. Zahara could will him to do anything with her look. Rebecca’s made him want to fall through the ground into the pits of hell before doing anything for her.

“What’s the matter, Blakey-wakey? Aren’t you happy?” She threw herself at him as he continued to back away. She wrapped her arms around his waist while he kept his out in the air at his side. “We’re going to have a huge family!” Blake tried once again to detangle himself from her grasp. Malcolm groaned.

“Congratulations,” he said with a roll of his eyes. Gabriel placed a hand on Blake’s shoulder, forcing him to stay put.

“Don’t worry, the wedding’s all planned.”

“Yay!” Rebecca cheered leaping up and yanking Blake’s face to hers so she could place a hungry kiss on his lips. His eyes remained open and he made another attempt to back away. The evil laughter of Malcolm and Gabriel was silenced, however, when a deadly voice entered the alley.

“Get away. From him. Now.”

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Aurora’s eyes went wide when she heard the voice coming from her daughter’s mouth. She had never taken that tone before and truth be told, Aurora had only heard that tone in one other person in her life. Herself, during the battle that had brought an end to their former Eudorian home. The voice alone had her very concerned.

“Oh no…” she whispered.

Rebecca stopped the kiss and glared passed Blake at Zahara. “Who are you?” She pulled Blake closer to her in a possessive manner. “You look like something that came out of there,” she said motioning toward a garbage bin in the alley. Gabriel and Malcolm broke out into fits of maniacal laughter. Blake looked down at the girl hanging on him and snarled.

“Don’t you dare say that!” He shouted as he grabbed her by the arms to remove her permanently from his waist. Gabriel noticed his actions and hissed to Malcolm.

“Quick get them to the marriage site. The officiate is there waiting.” Malcolm nodded and went over to begin leading Rebecca, dragging Blake, to the car. Blake looked over his shoulder at Zahara, whose eyes had begun to flash white fire.

“Help me,” he mouthed to her as they drew nearer to the car. Zahara closed her eyes to draw upon more strength. She knew she had to stop Malcolm from getting into the car so she called out in the voice she knew would stop him, and remind him of who she was. A risky move, but it needed to be done.

“You think I am weak… You got the better of me the last time we met, Malcolm. Crushed my spirit, forced me to hide in the shadows at the mere thought of your name. You haunted my dreams, turning them to nightmares. Your cruel ways were never forgotten, you made sure of that.” Malcolm stopped then as her voice finally hit him. Rebecca had not been listening as she pressed herself against Blake in a very suggestive way. Her hand reached between them and lightly took hold of his manhood through his jeans causing his eyes to bug out form his head as he cried out, trying desperately to get away from her. Zahara’s eyes flashed again. “Get. Away. From him.” Her voice had returned to its deadly calm tone, but her hand had gone to glowing a fiery red and white glow. When Rebecca merely glared at her and continued to press against him, Zahara raised her hand and the orb flew from it and struck Rebecca in the back, sending her crashing against Blake before sliding to the ground, out cold. "Don't say I didn't warn you..."

Malcolm did turn to face her, then. She was definitely the girl he remembered torturing a few months ago. Only this time she had changed. She was standing in the middle of what looked like red and white flames. Her deep blue eyes took on a black look due to the fire. She had an orb of light in both hands ready for each Gabriel and Malcolm. Aurora gasped again at the sight of the powers Zahara was showing.

“It. Can’t. Be!"

“My Ra!” Adair added to the shock. Zahara heard none of it as she stepped closer to Malcolm.

“Don’t make me tell you again. Let him go. He belongs with me…” she whispered in her deadly voice. Malcolm said nothing as he took a moment to reflect on her actions and the darkness he sensed around her. He had to admit he was greatly impressed.

“Whoa!” Kaida gasped as she, Sanura, Belle, and Ryan gaped at the sight. “Remind me never to make her mad…”

“What is that power?” Adair asked Aurora.

“It is one I can only achieve by combining with yours. She can control it all on her own… amazing…” Aurora explained as she stared on in complete awe.

“But, Mother, this could be a bad thing…” Sanura tried to remind her. Aurora frowned as she recalled the drawbacks.

“Yeah, it can- but right now she needs that strength… let her go…” Gabriel and Malcolm muttered shocked curses as they watched the young woman standing there ready for another attack. Blake stood frozen in spot. He had found a whole new level of admiration for her.

“Wow! Now that’s the woman I fell in love with!” Several stunned faces swung in his direction. He had actually proclaimed love for another in front of everyone. And that announcement was not one Gabriel wanted to hear.

“What!?” He and Malcolm shouted at him. Gabriel swung back to Malcolm who was looking back and forth between Blake and Zahara. He knew what she was like. He knew why Blake fell for her. He wanted so badly to talk about it with him. To brag about his conquest. But Gabriel was not in the mood for any more conversation from anyone. His gaze shot daggers at Malcolm.

“Get them to the alter, now! We only have twelve more hours.” Malcolm nodded and lifted the unconscious Rebecca, throwing her into the car. He began to fight with Blake next as the white haired immortal fought being pushed in.

“Zahara!” Blake yelled. Malcolm turned for a moment and winked at her. The flames rose higher and once again, Malcolm found himself on edge. Yes, he had seriously underestimated her worth back then. Gabriel lowered his eyes with an evil smirk. A smirk that made Belle’s blood run cold.

“Oh no,” she whispered, backing away. “That’s his evil smirk!” Ryan looked at her, confused.

“This is about to get fun now, missy,” Gabriel told her as his arms stretched out.

“The Elders may have taken away his main powers, but…” She stopped the explanation as a black and red aurora appeared around him as he stood to face Zahara. “But they couldn’t take away Gabriel, himself. He is now about to show his true colors…”

“Ah, hope you’re ready, sweetheart,” Gabriel snarled with a grin. Zahara seemed unphased by the sense of his power as her new powers surged inside her. She still knew she had to stop Malcolm from taking Blake away, however. A sly grin of her own passed over her lips.

“Fine- you want to play hardball, huh? Well now, let us keep our audience, shall we?” Her powers lifted her up into the air as she brought her hands together to form a larger ball of red and white fire. She shouted as the ball of flames was sent soaring into the car, destroying it. The attack did several things. It removed Malcolm’s only easy way to take Blake away, angered Gabriel as it was his car that was destroyed, and killed Rebecca. It was Zahara’s first killing, but she had no time to reflect on it. She lowered herself back to the ground and shrugged her shoulders at Gabriel. “Oops,” she said with a teasing voice and a half smile. “Guess the bride won’t be attending the wedding.” Her half smile turned to an evil sneer. “Such a shame, isn’t it? All your hard work and planning- up in a puff of smoke…” Aurora was beginning to grow more concerned.

“This is not going to be pretty. She is stronger and mad as hell. Gabriel may be strong- but he has met a match in her.”

“Okay- so we watch her… But we need to get Malcolm out of the picture as well…” Adair reminded her. She nodded and together they made their way behind Malcolm who was glued to the fight in front of him. Adair grabbed his arms and pinned them behind his back. “Hello,” he growled. Aurora brought a smaller dagger to his neck, the tip piercing his skin during his struggles.

“Miss me?” She asked him with an evil smirk. Sanura watched them and shook her head.

“If there was ever a doubt where Zahara got her attitude from…” she murmured.

“You aren’t going anywhere,” Adair told Malcolm.

“So sit back and enjoy the show…” Aurora added. Zahara eyed Gabriel warily. She knew she had no idea what she was up against, but her only choice was to go ahead and find out what she could do.

“I am not weak anymore,” she said as she glanced over at Malcolm. He seemed to nod at her, acknowledging that he understood and agreed his control over her was gone. “I suppose I should thank you for awakening this power within me. But I won’t. You are not deserving of it…” Gabriel laughed and turned toward Adair and Aurora.

“Go ahead and kill him if you wish. He’s not my problem,” he told them.

“We aren’t like you, Gabriel. We don’t kill for pleasure,” Aurora told him with a dark look. He shrugged and readied for his attack on Zahara.

“Let’s get this started.” He flew towards her and grabbed her by the throat. Her hands grabbed at his wrists as he began to choke her before throwing her to the ground. She growled at him from her place and lifted her arm to blast white fire at him, surrounding him.

“I already killed once today, but I will add a second one if I have to- You should have listened to Blake when he told you no. You should have listened to my Father when he told you to leave.” Gabriel did not know what hit him when she suddenly left her spot and appeared behind him, grabbing a dagger from his own belt and placing it against his throat. “Had to go and ruin the life of one you claimed as your partner in crime, didn’t you? Honor among thieves- bah! You have no honor- that was why your powers were stripped from you. You are unworthy.” She stopped speaking as she placed a fiery hand against his back, searing him. “My mark will forever be upon you now.” She let him go and shoved him to the ground where everyone could see the hole scorched onto his back.

Kaida cringed. “Ouch… Hope that teaches him not to mess with other people’s lives…” she said with a smirk. Sanura shook her head.

“Not likely.” Her mind was still focused on the burning car. “Hey... Does anyone even care that my sister killed that girl?” Gabriel’s scream brought her back to the fight.

“You little bitch!” His anger made the flames from her attack seem to make him stronger. More flames surrounded him. “I’ll teach you to mess with me!” He launched himself at Zahara, his flames burning her arm. She hissed in pain, but refused to move as they clashed in the fiery attacks.

“You could have avoided all this,” she growled. “All you had to do was…” her words trailed off when she saw Blake’s ring fall from Gabriel’s pocket and fall to the ground beneath them during the struggle. “You took off his ring?” The fire returned to her eyes and she jumped back just far enough to be able to shove both palms against his chest and force him into the ground with her fire attack ripping through him.

“And they called me heartless…” Aurora murmured, swallowing hard. Gabriel grabbed Zahara’s arms before she could pull them back and she had a moment where Malcolm’s face flashed before her eyes, her heart leapt to her throat.

“I didn’t know you liked me that way…” He grinned at her. “And I guess you don’t know a thing or two about dark immortals…” His own flames came from his hands, scorching her wrists forcing her back. He walked to where the ring had fallen and picked it up. Right in front of her, he used his own fire strength to melt the ring in the palm of his hand. Her rage at the act struck her harder than the pain.

“So I don’t know a thing about dark immortals, huh? Then enlighten me!” She sneered as she did a spin kick to his face and landing cat-like on the ground near Blake. She did not even look at him to say her next words. “Blake… We so have to talk when this is over with.”

“Talk?” Blake asked, swallowing hard. Adair and Aurora looked at Blake.

“You hung out with him… What’s his weak spot?” Aurora asked him.

“Um… He’s not the type who would say. He’s always out partying at nightclubs and stuff...” Blake grew thoughtful for a moment. “But it did seem like he was hiding something…” Sanura looked up at Belle.

“Can Gabriel be taken down?”

“Hmm… I’m not sure, but if he could, I think he would have been by now.” Gabriel stepped back to gather his energy for the next assault.

“Time for Round Two.”
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